Gintama 526

Suddenly all my whining about the status quo and it's lack of change seems like puddles of pittance on a very sunshiny afternoon...



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(Side text- Uproar in the city...?!)
GINTAMA
???: It's horrible...
To think the men who maintained and protected peace in Edo...
Would meet with such a fate..
What are you talking about? They're the horrible ones.

002
???: Seems that the previous Shogun –Shigeshige-sama died because of them.
There's no need for a police force like the Shinsengumi to exist...
if they can't protect their lord.

003
Hijikata: Auuuuuuuuuuuughh!!!!
(Sfx- Gabaaaah fwaaap)
(Sfx- Hah hah)
Haiji: Oh man.
Quite the newbie move to fall asleep during patrol...
Well...i guess it can't be helped.
You haven't gotten much sleep over the last few days have ya?

004
Hijikata: S—sorry.
Haiji: You should just go on back for today. I know you're worried but you shouldn't lose sleep over petty thugs, Vice captain.
Hijikata: I can't do that. Switch with me.
Haiji: Hey, don't push yourself Vice captain.
Hijikata: Don't call...
Me that.
There's no...
Vice captain here anymore.
(Sfx- Ton Tap)
Heiji: Do what you want...
bro.

005
Heiji: Men...
Have times where they drown themselves in work to forget things.
{Yeah...}
{That kind of hard boiled man does what he needs to do...}
Heiji: Boss, gimme my usual.
{And after work goes to the bar and at least tries to enjoy a glass of Kamyu.}
(Sfx- Donn thunk)
(On Box- Edo Strawberry Milk.)
Gintoki: I don't have anything like that.

006
{A man sometimes mistakes “Bar” for “Perm” on occasion..}
(TN- “Baa” or “Bar” in Japanese sounds like “Paa” or “Paama (Perm)”)
Gintoki: Hey, who the hell's a perm here, Officer hard boiled?
But you're serious?
That bastard Hijikata...he's working out of your place now Kozenigata?
How's he doing?
Heiji: You can tell by lookin' at the guy. I keep trying to invite him for one drink or one trip and he's not takin' the bait.
Gintoki: ...Yeah. What the hell are you trying to invite him to?
Heiji: I guess it's not easy for him to drop the Demonic Vice captain moniker and become someone's subordinate.
{Men can't be tied down by the rope known as political power. There are such things as noble wolves.}
{It seems he and I are of the same class.}
Heiji: The rope isn't doin' it for me anymore. I can't get excited....could we try chains?
Gintoki: Dude you're completely tied down there! Eventually that chain's gonna snap and take your head with it!!
….What about the other Shinsengumi guys?
Heiji: Everyone's pretty much the same...
The new Shogun assumed the throne and immediately established a new police organization.

007
Heiji: On that note, I heard something interesting...
Seems Lord Nobunobu is eradicating anyone who stands his way.
Leaving only his soldiers behind.
Anyone who's involved with Lord Shigeshige or Lord Matsudaira are being purged one after another.
Those who aren't purged either lose their job or their cushy do nothing posts.
The only ones who are safe are the guys on the fringes of society like us.
Sadly that aforementioned fringe does not include the Shinsengumi. They were dissembled, and any related organizations were too.
Everyone's been separated all over.
True justice...
Those hardboiled guys who protected Edo...
The men at the Shinsengumi are no more.

008
Gintoki: Wwait.
What did he...
Just say?
Gorilla...
You...
Nobume: A pity.
(Sfx- Kachari clack)
Nobume: I thought I'd be able to cut someone down but it appears the others are away.

009
Nobume: Or is it...
You'd like to take their place?
Gintoki: Me gleefully turning your white uniform into a red one depends on the answer to the following question....
What are you going to do to him?
Nobume: How surprising...
Considering how you and the men at the shinsengumi get along...I never would have expected such an expression from you...
Perhaps it's because you both bear the sin of the Shogun's death that feelings of camaraderie have begun to sprout?
If that's the case then that person will be overjoyed in the other world won't he?
You who has lost what is precious...
Even up until now has no intention of letting that happen again...
Gintoki: You're talking a lot more than usual missy....
I'm beginning to wonder just how much you know about me.
Nobume: Nothing much.
It's just if you haven't lost everything yet, then you should be doing other things now right?

010
Nobume: You happened to show up here today of all days when this place was empty....and even if you are to say that this is just coincidence...
It's more likely that that man...Kondo knew...
That the Shinsengumi's time would be limited under Lord Nobunobu's administration.
That's why he had his men provide security at the natural funeral.
He knew full well that if he were apprehended right before his men's eyes that they wouldn't simply stay quiet and allow it to happen.
And then Lord Nobunobu...
Would have the Shinsengumi crushed as rebels.
Yet he called you...and only you here.
I think you...
Understand what this means.

011
{Tell Toshi...}
{And the others this.}
{Don't do anything stupid.}
{Edo still needs him...}
{And all of you.}

012
{It's been...}
{Passed on.}

013
Gintoki: Sorry.

014
Someone: Don't fuck around dammit!
What the hell are they gonna do to our Commander?!
That damn Nobunobu...he's planning to hang the entire Shogun's assassination around his neck?!
Lets rise up and march on Nobunobu's place!
No matter what we do the Shinsengumi has been crushed and we don't have a lord anymore!!
If that's how things are gonna be then we should use our lives to save our leader!!
Hijikata: Even then...
He'd tell us to live.

015
Hijikata: Even if the organization known as the Shinsengumi was to disappear...
Even if we're chased out of our positions and scattered...
He'd tell us to live as Shinsengumi...
And in our own way find something that we can achieve.
That's what...
Kondo-san would want for us.
Okita: Even...
If it means stepping over Kondo-san's corpse?
Hijikata-san...
Is there any value in doing that?
Watching Kondo-san get killed...
By the rotten Bakfu....are you saying that this is the meaning behind being a Samurai?

016
Okita: That no matter what...
We have to keep protecting Edo?
Sorry but....I can't do it.
If you're unable to protect the Shogun....
And not only that your own commander...
Then you're not a samurai....just a coward. Plain and simple.
Hijikata: Do what you want.
If that's what you think the Shinsengumi is....
I won't stop you.
(Sfx- Zathhh Sffft)
Guy: Vice captain!!

017
Hijikata: I have no idea....
what's right and what's wrong anymore.
I just...don't want to see Kondo-san die.
I share that feeling with all of you.
I also don't want you guys to die...
I share that feeling with Kondo-san.
I don't have the right to tie you guys down anymore.
The demonic vice captain, and the Kyokuchou Hatto are no more as of this moment.
But if there's something that's tying your soul down...
That's probably what's most important to you as a part of the Shinsengumi.
If you believe in that...
Fight.
And no matter what road that leads you down...

018
Hijikata: You guys are the Shinsengumi.
Okita: That's dirty...
If he demon makes that sorta face...

019
Okita: I can't do anything at all.
Hijikata: Rain huh...
Okita: Gimmie a break.
Being homeless sucks.
GINTAMA
Lesson 526: The day the demon cried.
SORACHI HIDEAKI
(Side text- Day dream like sunshine....)
GINTAMA
LESSON 526.................END.